Are you in a breakfast rut? Because let me tell you, I do have some ideas. There are people that religiously eat oatmeal every day, or an avocado sandwich or a single fried egg, I for some reason, crave something different every day. The same goes for my granola. I made this almond butter granola to quench my thirst for a refreshing breakfast. We either have very generic and boring cereals and mueslis, or very expensive ones here in the stores. This raspberry granola with chocolate and almond butter is far from boring.

Who can pass on really nice and crunchy muesli? It is just the best to make your own because you can customize it any way you like AND save money. Because buying these ingredients like oats, nuts, seeds, and freeze-dried fruit, is cheaper in bulk. And you have so much more use out of them incorporating them in your recipes. This raspberry vegan granola can later be incorporated in smoothies, ice lollies, and more.

It all starts with the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients.

To make this gluten free granola you will need:

Gluten-free oat flakes;
A mix of nuts and seeds;
Freeze-dried or dried fruit and berries;
Chocolate, either white, milk or dark will work;
A sweetener – I used both honey and brown sugar;
Nut butter;
Coconut oil for roasting.

Thes first thing is to mix the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and roast. Roast just until everything is slightly golden. The cool completely and you can add any fruit, chocolates, and more seeds to your raspberry granola. This recipe is super versatile and you can swap the raspberries or any other freeze-dried berries and mix in the nuts and seeds of your choice. I had a mix of almonds, cashews, macadamia nuts, and hazelnuts.

A good yogurt and granola are on my top breakfast rotation. Just top with your favorite fruit and berries and you are done! You can add any mix-ins you like, I like to do seasonal berries and fruit. Since it is summer, you can add tons of different berries for maximum enjoyment.

Personally, for me, this turned out to be more on the not-so-sweet side, so paired with greek yogurt it called for a drizzle of maple syrup or honey. But, once I paired it with a strawberry or peach yogurt drink, it was perfect. This gluten-free raspberry granola is the ultimate muesli recipe to make in bulk. Just remember to keep it in an airtight container afterward!